Fried Glutinous Rice – 生炒糯米飯

When cooked it becomes sticky and slightly translucent, unlike regular rice, glutinous rice has a chewy texture along with a slightly sweet taste. This multipurpose sticky rice has such an all-rounded naturally sweet flavour; it lends itself to desserts as well as savoury dishes. A quick and easy way to enjoy its unique texture and flavour, just fry it together with simple everyday ingredients!

Fried glutinous rice is a popular traditional dish among the Chinese and is often eaten for breakfast or during festive occasions. Chinese sausages add in a hint of sweetness, while mushrooms and dried shrimps give it that distinct umami taste and texture. These flavours along with the tanginess from soya sauce mixed into that sweet chewy glutinous rice – it’s just the perfect combination! Steaming the rice before frying boosts its texture and it’s what makes this dish so deliciously fun to eat.

Using glutinous rice makes the classic fried rice dish ever so fragrant and less greasy than usual. The traditional cooking method can be time consuming and require a lot of work, but recreate this delectable mix of textures and flavours easily with our version of Fried Glutinous Rice. This hearty quick fix is more than enough to satisfy those hunger pangs in an instance.

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Servings: 4

Time: 1 hr

Skill: Intermediate

Ingredients:

300g glutinous rice

1 Chinese sausage

1 liver sausage

30g dried shrimp

20g dried shiitake mushrooms (soaked to soften)

50g shallots (minced)

20g garlic (minced)

1 tbsp oil

2 eggs

Dash of pepper and salt

2 stalks spring onion (chopped)

1 tbsp light soya sauce

½ tsp dark soya sauce

¼ tsp salt

2 tbsp Shaoxing wine

1 tbsp oyster sauce

¼ tsp pepper

2 tsp sesame oil

150ml hot water

1 tbsp oil

Steps:

Wash and soak 300g glutinous rice overnight. Drain.

Steam glutinous rice for 20 to 25 minutes in a bamboo steamer or a cloth lined steamer, until cook. Set aside.